Toni Onley

Price range: $700-$45000

1928 - 2004

, OC, RCA

A multi-awarded Canadian art legend and recipient of the Order of Canada, Toni Onley is best known for his watercolour landscapes of Canada’s West Coast. Born on the Isle of Man, he was influenced by traditional English landscape painters, particularly J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) and Archibald Knox (1864-1933). He emigrated to Canada in 1948, studying first at the Doon School of Fine Art in Ontario.

After moving to British Columbia in 1955, Onley was awarded a scholarship to the Institute Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. There he studied under James Pinto (1907-1987) whose abstract impressionistic paintings inspired him to experiment with non-objective painting and collage, and later to produce his major period of abstract painting during 1961-1965.

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Available Works

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, hills, angles

Eskimo Point, 1976-1995

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, minimalism, tonal

The Offering, 1965

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, angle, perspective, hill, bushes

Tree Line, 1970

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, monotone, chromatic, flattening

Silent Spring

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, pyramid, valley, green, spring, fresh

Pyramid Valley, 1965

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, abstract, collage, minimal

Limit 7, 1963

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude,Yukon. Plein Air

Donjek Glacier, Kluane National Park, Yukon, 19 July 1990

watercolour, Vietnam, Harbor. plein air,

Danang Harbour, Vietnam, 15 December 1996

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude,Yukon. Plein Air, Ontario

East Point Saturna Island, 27 July 2003

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, Rockies

Cloudy Ridge, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, 19 May 1984

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, Rockies, Vietnam

China Beach, Danang, Vietnam, 15 December 1996

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, Coast

Chocolate Island and Sister Islands, BC, 15 April 2001

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, hills

Cotswolds near Temple Guiting, 16 May 1998

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, coastal, cloudy

Fraser River at Chilliwack, BC, 1 April 1984

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, Rockies, hilltop, town, Italy

Hilltop from Villa Marinelli, 2 October 2000

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, mountains

Jungfrau, Switzerland, 4 October 1985

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, Ontario

Mackenzie Island, Georgian Bay, 4 August 1976

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, Ocean

Pier Marazion, Cornwall, 31 May 1981

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, Islands, Caribbean

Pink Island Eleuthera, Bahamas, 12 December 1991

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, Clouds

Samuel Island, BC, 12 February 2000

rocks, watercolor, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, Island

Tholt-y-Will, Isle of Man, 24 June 2002

rocks, watercolor, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, Islands, Tropical

Tortola Island, British Virgins, 19 February 2001

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, Hawaii

Walta Lake, Kauai, 25 December 1976

rocks, watercolor, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, USA

White Oaks, Malibu Hills

rocks, watercolor, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, Japan, tree

White Pine of Kyushu, Japan, 7 October 1981

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, Plein Air, lake

Whonnock Lake, Maple Ridge, BC, 5 April 1997

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, rocks

Araniko Bay, Milos, October 8, 1973

Steam Boat Channel, Pointe Au Baril, Ontario, 25 Aug, 1982

Sovereign Islands, Off Frowler Point County, Cork, Ireland

Harrison lake, BC, 2 Oct, 1999

watercolor, lake, water, soft tones, moody

North Shore, Stuart Lake, BC, 19 July 1983w

mountain, snow capped, watercolor, United States

Inland Passage, Alaska, 6am, 3 June 1996

Silver River, BC, 23 Sept 1987

spires, mountains, dramatic, impressive, watercolor

Hoodoos, Kluane Park, Yukon, 1990

coast, rocky shore, lake, islands, Canada, Watercolor

Lookout Island, Pointe au Baril, 11 Aug 2002

north, water, ruggid, watercolor, shoreline

First Camp, Tetchenshire River, Yukon, 23 July 1992

Georgian Bay Sky, Lookout Island Pointe Au Baril, ON

Ontario, Canada, Landscape, watercolor, majestic

Out from Pointe Au Baril, On, 26 July 1999

travel, USA, Shores, dramatic sky, landscape, watercolor

Pebble Beach, California, 12 Oct 1996

vacation, cloud, light, airy, coast, watercolor

Sycamore Cove, CA, 31 Dec 2001

trees, shore, water, creek, inlet, watercolor

Laurel Creek, Kuntgeymateen Inlet, BC, 16 May 1991

Rocks, Grouse Lake, Pointe au Baril, ON, 12. August 1991

glacier, cold, USA, dramatic, shoreline, watercolor

Margerie Glacier, Glacier Bay, Tarrinet, AK, 25. May, 1997

islands, coast, river, trees, watercolor

Crescent Island, Fraser River, BC, 27. May, 1992

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, USA

Road, Big Sur, California, 9. Jan, 2002

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, rockies, cloudy

Spring Shower, Rocky Mountains, AB, 19. May, 1984

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, BC, cloudy

Pemberton Valley, BC, 12. Sept, 1983

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, mountainous

Rain Shower, Fire Lake, BC, 9. July, 1982

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, logs

Drift Logs, Penelakut Spit, Kuper Island, BC, 24. May, 1982

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, Saskatchewan

Clouds, Emma Lake, SK, 5. July, 1976

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, lake, serene

Lake, Fraser Mills, BC, Sept 8, 1983

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water

Two Trees, Penelakut Spit, Kuper Island BC, September 26, 1976

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, minimal

Morning Landscape

Untitled 8, 2003

Untitled 5, 2003

sweeping land, mountainous, abstraction, collage, pastel

Picnic Mountain, 2003

Dissolving Landscape, 2003

Obe, 1999

collage, silver leaf, abstracted, house, rice paper

Golden House

Broken Symmetry, 1998

collage, ink, rice paper, abstract, subtle

Offering XL

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, collage, abstract, Japanese influence

Japan Remembered, 1995

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, crystals, japanese influence

Cliff

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, etching, reflection

Walled Garden, 1971

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, solitude, shadow

Moon Island, 1973

rocks, watercolour, British Columbia, Isle of Man, Canadian, islands, coastal, trees, inlet, water, forest

Dark Pool, 1973

Catalogs

Toni Onley Solo Exhibition e-Catalog 2020

February 1 – March 4, 2020

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 1; 2-5 PM

This exhibition will span and exhibit works over the extensive and prolific career of Toni Onley. Almost a retrospective, this collection of works shown will range from the early 60s to the early 2000s.

Exhibition e-Catalog available HERE

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